Batam to host int'l golf meet

JAKARTA (JP): An international golf tournament will be held at the Tering Bay golf course on Batam Island, Riau province, between Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, with the players vying for the Madame Tien Soeharto Cup.

Prof. Suhardiman of the Merah Putih Foundation said in a press release yesterday that the tournament, jointly organized by the foundation and the Meilin Hikaru Batam company, is part of the campaign to maintain friendship between Indonesian state officials and entrepreneurs and their counterparts in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Chinese Taipei.

One of President Soeharto's golf clubs and a signed photograph of President and Mrs. Soeharto will also be up for grabs in an auction to be held in conjunction with the tournament.

Tering Bay is one of several golf courses designed by world number one golfer Greg Norman of Australia. (amd)